Couple, 67 and 63, Plead to VA Benefits Theft, Conspiracy
Military Times – A former Concordia Parish couple has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal veterans’ benefits, federal prosecutors say. Read More >
Inspection of VA Regional Office Winston-Salem, NC
VA.gov – The Veterans Administration has 56 VA Regional Offices (VAROs) and a Veterans Service Center in Wyoming, that process disability claims and provide services to veterans. In [...]
Inspection of VA Regional Office Wichita, KS
VA.gov – The Veterans Administration has 56 VA Regional Offices (VAROs) and a Veterans Service Center in Wyoming, that process disability claims and provide services to veterans. The [...]
Re-elected Union Chief Vows to Fight “Very Hostile Congress” Over Feds’ Benefits/Job Security
The Washington Post – J. David Cox Sr. begins his second, three-year term as president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest federal union, [...]
Problems Warrant Review Of Disability Evaluations, VA Probe Says
The Tampa Tribune – Problems uncovered during a recent inspection warrant review of nearly 2,000 disability evaluations by the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, [...]
VA Hosting Head Injury Conference in Washington
Military Times – Investing in research and treatment of traumatic brain injury can ward off future problems for veterans, including unemployment, homelessness, and suicide, Veterans Affairs [...]
Military Women Are at the Same Risk of PTSD as Men, Study Finds
The Washington Post – As high-ranking military chiefs debate allowing women into the front lines of combat, researchers from the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are adding new [...]
Feds: VA Employee Stole Veterans’ Benefits
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – A former employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs accessed a computer system to divert veterans’ benefits to a girlfriend’s bank account, [...]
Pentagon Debunks DOD-VA Interoperability Myth
NextGov.com – For years, the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs struggled to integrate their electronic health records systems, spending upward of a billion dollars on an [...]
Vet Helps Others Navigate Complex VA Benefit System
Stars and Stripes – Ken Lewallen always travels with a plastic filing cabinet in his car. He never knows when he might run into a veteran who needs help filling out paperwork for benefits. [...]